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No disrespect to anyone at NHK but I'd do just about anything to see Zijun win gold. That would be something 
2015 NHK Ladies Short Program
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My fav here are Ashley and Anna. Of course I would like to see both of them on the podium winning gold and silver so that Anna could go to GPF but that is pretty much impossible so I pray for at least Ashley to take the silver. And the most beautiful 2 programs of this season belong to Kaetlyn. If she could skate thme clean that would be a gold medal. Ok, maybe somewhere outside Japan
and out side Canada also)) Mao is a darling, is just that is very hard for me to root for the favourite and I don't particulary like her programs this season. But I would like to see some 3A from her
and out side Canada also)) Mao is a darling, is just that is very hard for me to root for the favourite and I don't particulary like her programs this season. But I would like to see some 3A from her
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Starting order:
1. Kaetlyn Osmond CAN
2. Mariko Kihara JPN
3. Maria Artemieva RUS
4. Zijun Li CHN
5. Mirai Nagasu USA
(Warm up for Group 2)
6. Mao Asada JPN
7. Courtney Hicks USA
8. Alena Leonova RUS
9. Ashley Wagner USA
10. Anna Pogorilaya RUS
11. Satoko Miyahara JPN
1. Kaetlyn Osmond CAN
2. Mariko Kihara JPN
3. Maria Artemieva RUS
4. Zijun Li CHN
5. Mirai Nagasu USA
(Warm up for Group 2)
6. Mao Asada JPN
7. Courtney Hicks USA
8. Alena Leonova RUS
9. Ashley Wagner USA
10. Anna Pogorilaya RUS
11. Satoko Miyahara JPN
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Disagree about Anna. She is like Gracie Gold with worse spins. Her potential is HUGE! If she hits her jumps, beware everybodyMy fav here are Ashley and Anna. Of course I would like to see both of them on the podium winning gold and silver so that Anna could go to GPF but that is pretty much impossible so I pray for at least Ashley to take the silver. And the most beautiful 2 programs of this season belong to Kaetlyn. If she could skate thme clean that would be a gold medal. Ok, maybe somewhere outside Japan
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Disagree about Anna. She is like Gracie Gold with worse spins. Her potential is HUGE! If she hits her jumps, beware everybody
She's done it in the past. I like the underdogs, always rooting for them, so... but she has to show us to clean programs. and i always wondered since I first saw her as a junior why is everybody complaining about her spins. When her spins are centered they look amazing, with big rotation speed. Well, at least this is how I see them. I know she can botched them the way she can fall in any moment of the program, but that is something else.
I am a fan of Ashley also because she used to be an underdog, or the almost girls as she called herself, since she was 16. I liked her and felt her ambition. Now she is not an underdog anymore but not the usual favourite either so she still needs me
)). At first i didn't like at all her SP but felt different when I saw it in competition at her first GP. I wonder if Ashley gets the bronze (but I can't wish her that because I am still dreaming of 2 perfect programs without UR) and Anna silver that means that Anna qualifies?
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Mao is doing well...landing her 3As. In the morning SP runthrough, she doubled the end of her combo and fell on the last jump.
Haven't read news on the other ladies yet.
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She's done it in the past. I like the underdogs, always rooting for them, so... but she has to show us to clean programs. and i always wondered since I first saw her as a junior why is everybody complaining about her spins. When her spins are centered they look amazing, with big rotation speed. Well, at least this is how I see them. I know she can botched them the way she can fall in any moment of the program, but that is something else.
I am a fan of Ashley also because she used to be an underdog, or the almost girls as she called herself, since she was 16. I liked her and felt her ambition. Now she is not an underdog anymore but not the usual favourite either so she still needs me
This would give her the chance
Tie-breaking comes, AFAIK. And her spins ARE fast, but I have high expectation of our girls. Her position on bielman isn't pretty:scard8:
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Mao is so consistent with 3a this year:luv17: Hope to see the battle of axels in December!
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As usual, the schedule information is in the OP -- thanks to Doris.
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Mao's is way ahead of hers too-partly because of the insane tech layout and partly because it's artistically superior.
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YES!No disrespect to anyone at NHK but I'd do just about anything to see Zijun win gold. That would be something
the Zijun fan club meets here! 
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Gorgeous pictures, thanks for posting. In fact, these 4 pictures show some of the beautiful range of expressions that these two ladies demonstrate ... part of the effectiveness of their skating programs. Ashley looks super-fit, as she did at SC; this gives me high confidence and high hopes that her technical will be right up there tomorrow and Saturday. I can hardly wait. I have a house full of adult children here for the holidays, but the 5 am time means I can watch the Ladies before anyone else is up! :hap93:
I'm anxious to see if anyone will be able to post any practice videos!
Go Ashley!
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Check out these videos that mikaboo posted in Mao's fan thread. It's just Mao, but better than nothing, right?
Haha I kid
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She's done it in the past. I like the underdogs, always rooting for them, so... but she has to show us to clean programs. and i always wondered since I first saw her as a junior why is everybody complaining about her spins. When her spins are centered they look amazing, with big rotation speed. Well, at least this is how I see them. I know she can botched them the way she can fall in any moment of the program, but that is something else.
I am a fan of Ashley also because she used to be an underdog, or the almost girls as she called herself, since she was 16. I liked her and felt her ambition. Now she is not an underdog anymore but not the usual favourite either so she still needs me
Agree that Anna can do well if she skates clean like she did at Mordovian Ornament. I think her spins have improved actually, she's not super flexible like some of the other girls but the speed in her spins is pretty fantastic IMO. Skating clean, she won't beat a clean Mao but I think she could place 2nd. As for your scenario, if Anna is 2nd and Ashley 3rd then they would both make it to GPF unless Satoko is 1st, then Anna would be out.
This field is really deep and full of ladies who can be hot and cold. I'm really hoping we see lots of great skates because if all these ladies are at their best then it will be a real treat to watch! Quite an amazing lineup IMO. I enjoy Mao, Ashley, Anna, and Satoko a lot but I'm also a fan of Kaetlyn, Alena, Maria, Mirai, Zijun, and Courtney when they skate well (not familiar with the 3rd Japanese lady but I'm sure she's great too!). Go for it ladies!
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